Chapter 341 Zeshan Family Christmas Dinner
It was five o'clock in the afternoon and it was dusk.
As Tokyo gradually fell into night, the cold wind blew and the number of people on the streets increased instead of decreasing. Even in Shinjuku, an area that cannot be considered a commercial center, there were many tourists from other places. Needless to say, the scene on the road was so grand that the traffic jam could almost stretch all the way back to Osaka.
At least that's what Ayano Yui thinks.
"Are you kidding me?"
With her hair braided into a single pigtail hanging in front of her, Ayano Yui held a cup of hot coffee and stared at the situation across the street in silence. It was crowded with people. She could imagine how many people she would have to face as she walked to the other side with difficulty after the green light.
You should just stay at home.
Ayano Yui felt a little regretful, but it was useless to regret. Today, not only did she have to go to school to hand in her homework, but she also had to explain her leave to the professor. After all, she had to go back to Osaka after Christmas. In order to avoid the other party being unable to find her, she had to report to the strict professor in advance.
As a result, I wasted a whole day of Christmas. What on earth was I doing?
Ayano Yui sighed, feeling a little depressed.
"If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed at home."
She muttered to herself as if she was complaining, "Besides, it was a big loss that my brother asked me where I was in the morning."
I was heartbroken and missed the chance to be alone with Sawayama Haruno again.
The current situation is somewhat urgent for her. Mana seems to have reconciled with Haruno, but this guy has not helped her yet. Noticing that the other girls are becoming increasingly close to Haruno, Ayano Yui is anxious and wants to get rid of Haruno right away, even if it means drugging him.
She knew Sawayama Haruno better than anyone else, and was well aware that the other party had been deliberately avoiding her since the previous showdown. If it weren't for their old friendship and the fact that they had to return to Osaka after the holidays, Sawayama Haruno would probably have kept a certain distance from her.
I can no longer give the other party time to think about how to deal with this relationship. I must cut the Gordian knot. If I continue like this, not only will I not be able to be a mistress, I won't even have a place to hear anything (the position to eavesdrop will be taken away by Mana).
How to do it.
Ayano Yui took a deep breath and noticed that the traffic light had changed. She then followed the pedestrians beside her and walked forward in silence.
When the two groups of people met and passed each other, the girl felt inexplicably upset. She subconsciously clenched the gift she had prepared for Haruno in her pocket, and her expression became more and more impatient.
Annoying
After Ayano Yui struggled to cross the road, she quickly quickened her pace. Only when the number of pedestrians on the side gradually decreased did her complexion return to normal.
While thinking about her worries, she slowly walked back to the apartment. It was not until the elevator slowly moved to the corresponding floor that Ayano Yui came to her senses. After getting out of the elevator, she turned right without thinking. The house at the innermost was Sawayama Haruno's.
"Ding-dong-ding-dong-"
Ayano Yui walked up and rang the doorbell without thinking.
In less than half a minute, the person inside opened the door.
It was a girl who made Ayano Yui feel complicated who helped open the door, Miyazawa Maki. She said she liked her but couldn't, and she also couldn't hate her either. Sometimes she was curious about what was going on in this guy's mind. If it were her, she would definitely not let Haruno have any chance to contact with other girls.
"Hey, isn't it cold outside?"
Miyazawa Maki looked at Ayano Yui outside with some surprise, and asked curiously, "You look so thin in your clothes."
"There's a fleece sweater inside."
Ayano Yui put on a business-like smile and said, "Merry Christmas, Maki-sister."
Although Miyazawa Maki is very young, she is still one year older than Ayano Yui, which is why she feels inexplicably unhappy. Although the younger person seems to have more advantages, what's the use of being only one year younger? It would be better to think of how to defeat the opponent in terms of posture experience.
I haven't even had my first official experience yet, and I'm totally defeated in this regard, damn it.
"only?"
Sawayama Haruno had just brought out a small household gas stove, and when he heard Ayano Yui's voice, he also came over.
"Everything is almost ready. Come in, wash your hands and get ready for dinner." He said with a faint smile.
"Eh?"
Ayano Yui looked at Sawayama Haruno in astonishment.
What's going on? Why is my brother wearing glasses? He looks so cute for some reason. I don't want to call him brother. I want him to call me sister.
"what happened?"
Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised by the other party's attitude, but he quickly reacted. He touched his glasses and said helplessly: "This is a Christmas gift from Suguha. It's not myopia glasses, but simply blue light protection glasses."
"Oh--"
Ayano Yui was still a little shocked. She blinked and gave her own high praise.
"Please keep wearing it from now on, please."
"I will only wear it when I'm working."
The corner of Sawayama Haruno's eye twitched slightly.
He probably understood what status he held in the eyes of several people when he wore glasses. Is this the temptation of brand new skin? You got tired of the previous ones and now you want a change of taste, right?
"whee."
Ayano Yui didn't mind what Sawayama Haruno said. Instead, she narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled, "Brother, have you prepared a Christmas present for me? When I was little, you would prepare one every year. Since you came to Tokyo, you haven't given me a Christmas present."
"get ready."
After hearing what she said, Sawayama Haruno felt helpless.
No matter what aspect of the relationship between the two people, gifts for festivals are definitely indispensable. As for what Ayano Yui mentioned about "childhood", that was just a gift that she had to give because the other party begged and urged her to give it.
He even sent her a gift after coming to Tokyo, but he mailed it. In Ayano Yui's opinion, only gifts given in person can be considered gifts. This guy is really...
"You just happened to come over, so I'll give it to you now."
Seeing that Ayano Yui cared so much about the gift, Sawayama Haruno thought about it and went back to his room to take out the gift he had prepared for her.
A diamond and gold-plated pendant. To be honest, Sawayama Haruno felt that this gift was a bit ridiculous, so he added other things to it. Considering that Ayano Yui's major was painting, he went to Itoya in Ginza and bought a complete set of oil painting and watercolor tools, drawing paper, brushes, charcoal crayons and dyes.
Damn, it's so expensive. When Zeshan Haruno paid, he was stunned when he saw the prices on the list. The total amount was enough to buy two more pendants. No wonder people say that art is a major that only rich people can study. The ordinary equipment used for these consumables is so expensive that it makes people stunned. How can ordinary people afford it?
Fortunately, I made a lot of money by writing novels, and since it was a gift to someone close to me, I didn't feel too bad about it being a bit expensive.
"Hey, are these all?"
Ayano Yui's eyes suddenly lit up when she noticed Sawayama Haruno carrying a large bag of art supplies out of the room.
"You will be officially enrolled next year, and I will send you another set then." Sawayama Haruno said with a smile.
"Thank you, bro."
Ayano Yui took the bag with a smile, and the things inside successfully attracted her attention. Even Miyazawa Maki who was standing next to her came over to take a few looks out of curiosity.
Jiang Qizhiye just came out with a plate of salmon. Seeing that everyone was still dawdling outside, she chuckled and said, "The dishes are ready. It's almost time to eat."
Today's dinner is particularly sumptuous, not because of the abundance of dishes, but because Sawayama Haruno specially went out of his way to buy beef of several higher grades.
Some high-quality beef cannot be bought in ordinary supermarkets. The only way he can think of is to make an advance reservation from a high-end restaurant and then take a taxi to pick it up. Of course, this will also save a lot of effort. For example, he can have someone prepare the semi-finished product in advance, pack it in a box and take it home to open it.
As Sawayama Haruno and Esaki Suguha moved all the dishes to the dining table, a wide variety of raw meat ingredients and fresh vegetables with water droplets on them filled all the space. Sawayama Haruno even had to bring an extra chair to place the desserts and drinks. After fiddling with it for half a day, the Christmas dinner could finally begin.
After sitting down, Miyazawa Maki kept her eyes fixed on the beef, unwilling to move her saliva away. She was about to drool but she forced herself to hold it back.
Can’t eat yet.
Although today is Christmas and not the Chinese New Year yet, she feels that in this situation the head of the family should make some symbolic remarks, or simply say some auspicious words to bring good luck.
Although this country does not have such customs in the strict sense, as the first person to live in Zeshan's house, she actually has some little ideas of her own.
If he had not been taken in by Sawayama Haruno, the outcome would probably have been different.
"Haruno, do you want to say something?"
Ezaki Suguha placed the prepared sparkling wine on the table, looked at Sawayama Haruno who was sitting at the front, and said gently: "I feel like I have troubled you a lot since you have lived here for so long."
"What are you saying?"
Sawayama Haruno scratched his face.
He also noticed that Maki and Ayano Yui were staring at him. It seemed that he had to say something, but if he wanted to say something, he really didn't know what to say.
After a brief pause, Zeshan Haruno said slowly, "I am the one who has caused you a lot of trouble."
"Before I met Maki, I didn't pay much attention to the people around me. I just wanted to live my own life. But after getting to know her for a long time, I found that this approach would make me ignore many things, whether it was interpersonal relationships or things that could be regarded as worthwhile."
Sawayama Haruno paused, as if thinking of another girl who was not present.
Because of his "not caring" character, he did not notice the affair between Mana Miyazawa and Shiori Mine at the beginning, and even his family members, including his mother Ako Sawayama, were quite dissatisfied.
I thought it would continue like this until the end, until that rainy night when I was standing in the convenience store and learned that Maki had run away from home. It seemed that my life had subtly changed afterwards.
His eyes flickered, and he said softly, "I slowly realized that if I just stared at the road ahead, I would hurt those who cared about me and had good intentions."
"So I started to change a little bit. I don't know whether it's good or bad, but at least I don't regret it sitting here now."
"Same here, Suguha. Even though you keep saying that you're causing me trouble, you've also given up a lot, right? So I think you just need to live the way you want."
Sawayama Haruno's gaze gradually shifted from Miyazawa Maki to Esaki Suguha.
He still feels a little emotional about this tall young lady who comes from a prominent family.
Although living in such a family environment would indeed be much more depressing than living in others, what the Ezaki family could give her was something she could hardly give herself. Even if she became a literary giant in the future, she would not be able to be compared with a wealthy family that had been passed down for hundreds of years.
What's more, the other party was still following him without asking for any official status, and even with his affairs with other girls, Ezaki Suguha helped a lot. All these things made him feel a little complicated.
Fortunately, now Ezaki Suguha is happy from the bottom of her heart, which makes him feel relieved.
"Ayano Yui."
Sawayama Haruno's gaze finally fell on his cousin. It was rare for him to call her by her full name, but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated.
"Thank you." Sawayama Haruno recalled the past experience and added after a moment of silence, "You are just as important to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became strange. Sawayama Haruno regretted making the atmosphere so awkward. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
If I had known this earlier, I would have just said "I'm ready to eat". It's so awkward. No wonder most people in the island country just say this before eating. It's really embarrassing to say anything else.
“We all cherish each other.”
Fortunately, Ezaki Suguha was as virtuous as ever. She took the initiative to pick up the sparkling drink mixed with a small amount of alcohol on the table, smiled and said, "I am very satisfied with my current life, so let's have a toast."
"Cheers~"
Miyazawa Maki's eyes lit up. Knowing that she could get rid of the inexplicably awkward and heavy atmosphere, she quickly picked up the drinks on the table and clinked glasses with everyone else.
Her thoughts were very pure. She felt that what Sawayama Haruno said was actually quite good, but she seemed a little unsuitable to speak in such a sensational scene. She was more suitable to make important speeches in bed!
That’s right, continue with Elk tonight!
He must make up for the loss he made last night, and he must make sure Sawayama Haruno always wears those glasses and plays nice with himself and Suguha.
Maki wins big, yeah~
(End of this chapter)
